Cloud-based medical record management system with patient control

Abstract

A cloud-based medical record management system providing patient control for storing, accessing, managing and sharing their patient medical records. The patient is provided complete control over access to his medical records and is provided a transparent system for sharing and transmitting to various medical providers over various medical system platforms. In this way, medical professional, medical facilities and other healthcare-related organizations are able to communicate and share medical records, under patient specific control, in a rapid way and in real-time.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical record management system comprising:
 a healthcare information exchange comprising:
 at least one database for storing a plurality of patient specific medical records; 
 a processor; 
 a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, in real-time, a patient medical record access request specific to and controlled solely by a patient, the patient medical access request including at least a patient identification code and an access code that are specific to identifying and authenticating the patient; 
 verifying, in response to receiving the patient medical record access request an authenticity of the patient using the patient identification code and the access code and, only if the authenticity is verified, retrieving in real-time, from the at least one database, a particular one patient specific medical record of the plurality of patient specific medical records, the particular one patient specific medical record being associated with the patient; and 
 transmitting, in real-time, the particular one patient specific medical record to at least one healthcare entity of the plurality of healthcare entities. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical record management system of  claim 1 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation further comprises:
 routing, in real-time, the patient medical record access request to a medical professional associated with the at least one healthcare entity indicating the patient is seeking medical treatment.   
     
     
         3 . The medical record management system of  claim 2 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation further comprises:
 determining, by and through the medical professional and in real-time, whether the patient is an existing patient of the medical professional.   
     
     
         4 . The medical record management system of  claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving, but only if the patient is determined to be the existing patient of the medical professional, a patient profile specific to the patient.   
     
     
         5 . The medical record management system of  claim 1 , wherein the patient medical record access request specific to and controlled solely by the patient is transmitted from a user device associated with the patient. 
     
     
         6 . The medical record management system of  claim 5 , wherein the user device is one of a smartphone, a laptop computer, a tablet or a wearable device. 
     
     
         7 . The medical record management system of  claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 fulfilling, using the patient profile retrieved and in real-time, at least one prescription as prescribed by the medical professional for the patient.   
     
     
         8 . A medical record management system comprising:
 a healthcare information exchange comprising:
 at least one database for storing a plurality of patient specific medical records; 
 a processor; 
 a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, in real-time, a patient medical record access request specific to and controlled solely by a patient, the patient medical access request triggered by the patient using a patient control card, the patient control card comprising at least a patient identification code and an access code that are specific to identifying and authenticating the patient; 
 
 verifying, in response to receiving the patient medical record access request an authenticity of the patient using the patient identification code and the access code and, only if the authenticity is verified, retrieving in real-time, from the at least one database, a particular one patient specific medical record of the plurality of patient specific medical records, the particular one patient specific medical record being associated with the patient; and
 transmitting, in real-time, the particular one patient specific medical record to at least one healthcare entity of the plurality of healthcare entities. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The medical record management system of  claim 8 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation further comprises:
 routing, in real-time, the patient medical record access request to a medical professional associated with the at least one healthcare entity indicating the patient is seeking medical treatment.   
     
     
         10 . The medical record management system of  claim 9 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation further comprises:
 determining, by and through the medical professional and in real-time, whether the patient is an existing patient of the medical professional.   
     
     
         11 . The medical record management system of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving, but only if the patient is determined to be the existing patient of the medical professional user, a patient profile specific to the patient.   
     
     
         12 . The medical record management system of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 transmitting, in real-time, a plurality of prescription fulfillment quotes generated as a function of at least one prescription as prescribed the medical professional for the patient to a user device associated with the patient.   
     
     
         13 . The medical record management system of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprising:
 fulfilling, using the patient profile retrieved and in real-time, the at least one prescription from a particular one of the prescription fulfillment quotes.   
     
     
         14 . The medical record management system of  claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 adding, but only if the patient is determined to be the existing patient of the medical professional user and in real-time, a name of the patient to an examination queue.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions for executing medical records management, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, in real-time, a patient medical record access request specific to and controlled solely by a patient, the patient medical access request including at least a patient identification code and an access code that are specific to identifying and authenticating the patient;   verifying, in response to receiving the patient medical record access request an authenticity of the patient using the patient identification code and the access code and, only if the authenticity is verified, retrieving in real-time, from at least one database, a particular one patient specific medical record of the plurality of patient specific medical records, the particular one patient specific medical record being associated with the patient; and   transmitting, in real-time, the particular one patient specific medical record to at least one healthcare entity of the plurality of healthcare entities.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation further comprises:
 routing, in real-time, the patient medical record access request to a medical professional associated with the at least one healthcare entity indicating the patient is seeking medical treatment.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the verifying the authenticity of the patient operation on further comprises:
 determining, by and through the medical professional and in real-time, whether the patient is an existing patient of the medical professional.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 retrieving, but only if the patient is determined to be the existing patient of the medical professional and in real-time, a patient profile specific to the patient.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the patient medical record access request specific to and controlled solely by the patient is transmitted from a user device associated with the patient. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 transmitting, in real-time, a plurality of prescription fulfillment quotes generated as a function of at least one prescription as prescribed by the medical professional for the patient, to a user device associated with the patient; and   fulfilling, using the patient profile retrieved, the at least one prescription from a particular one of the prescription fulfillment quotes.